Spirit of South Carolina to head south on a Delivery to Savannah, Thunderbolt Shipyard for her biannual Haul-out and Inspection.

Weather permitting, on Labor Day, 2 September, Spirits crew, along with a contingent of Volunteer Deckhands will cast her off and point her out the channel and southwest down the coast to Savannah, where she will be hauled out for inspection of her hull.  While on the hard, Captain Dan, and crew will tackle a number of projects, that need access to her hull below the water line.  Finally, her bottom will be scoured and a fresh coat of red bottom paint applied, before she is lifted back into the  water, and prepped for return to Charleston.  If plans and weather hold favorable, The crew and Volunteers will return to Charleston around the 12 September time window. 

Volunteers are needed to supplement crew for the overnight deliveries to Savannah, and returning.  Additionally, there are Volunteer berths for living aboard Spirit of South Carolina in the Shipyard to help with her maintenance projects.

During a previous haul-out in Newport, RI, 2015, after a 3-month-long refit in 2015

A look at her rudder and transom
 just prior to lifting  her back
into the water in
Newport Shipyard 2015

 Volunteers, this will be a great opportunity to stand watch at sea, learn all about her systems, and lay into some projects alongside the crew. And not to be missed are the rare photo opportunities of the ship showing her undersides.  Volunteers who can sign on for any or all of those three periods (Delivery- Shipyard livaboard/- Delivery home) should contact either Bryan Oliver, Volunteer Coordinator,, at bryan@spiritofsc.org  or Charlie Porzelt, Chief Mate at Charles@spiritofsc.org.